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Beattie apologises for saying DUP MLAs were whining ‘like a girl’

Ulster Unionist leader Doug Beattie has apologised after he claimed in the Northern Ireland Assembly that DUP MLAs were screaming and whining “like a girl”. Mr Beattie, who this year was involved in a controversy over historical tweets, told MLAs he ...

07 Dec 2022 at 14:43

Northern Ireland

DUP minister ‘more than happy’ to attend Fleadh in Belfast

DUP Minister Gordon Lyons has said he would be “more than happy” to accept an invitation to attend the all-Ireland Fleadh when it comes to Belfast next year. The Communities Minister said he believed the event should represent all musical ...

31 Mar 2025 at 16:46

Northern Ireland

Only by ‘grace of God’ wildfires have not cost lives, Muir says

It is only by the “grace of God” that lives have not been lost due to wildfires in Northern Ireland, Environment Minister Andrew Muir has said. Mr Muir told MLAs that the “overwhelming majority” of recent rural fires in the region had ...

06 May 2025 at 16:56

‘Totally shocking’ gas pipework issue discovered at troubled maternity hospital

Northern Ireland

‘Totally shocking’ new problem discovered at maternity hospital, says Nesbitt

A further “totally shocking” problem with Belfast’s troubled new maternity hospital building has been uncovered, Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said. The Department of Health confirmed that his comments related to a “medical gas ...

26 Nov 2024 at 15:25

Northern Ireland

Communities Minister rejects assessment of ‘hostile environment’ for GAA

Stormont Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has rejected an assessment of a “hostile environment” for the GAA. It comes after comments from GAA president Jarlath Burns last week around the long-stalled redevelopment of ...

27 Feb 2025 at 16:37

Northern Ireland

What is in Stormont’s new Programme for Government?

Stormont’s new Programme for Government has set targets of building more than 5,000 new social homes and treating an additional 70,000 hospital patients by 2027. The 100-page document also says the Executive will aim ...

03 Mar 2025 at 14:18

Northern Ireland

£688 million released for long-delayed public sector pay rises

Stormont ministers have agreed to release £688 million to make outstanding pay awards for public sector workers in Northern Ireland. Individual departments have each been given an allocation and will now negotiate ...

15 Feb 2024 at 18:39

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What is in Stormont’s new Programme for Government?

03 Mar 2025 at 15:30

Northern Ireland

O’Neill praises Pope’s commitment to peace as she confirms funeral attendance

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has praised Pope Francis’s “unwavering commitment to justice and peace”. Ms O’Neill has confirmed she will travel to Rome to join leaders from across the world ...

25 Apr 2025 at 23:16

Northern Ireland

Legal bid initiated to stop Stormont vote on NI post-Brexit trade arrangements

A prospective legal challenge has been initiated in a bid to prevent a Stormont vote on continuing post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland. Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson has issued pre-action ...

03 Dec 2024 at 19:55

Local News

Lessons around McMonagle employment can be learned by all, says O’Neill

Lessons can be learned by all following a probe into employment arrangements for a now disgraced former Sinn Fein press officer, Michelle O’Neill has said. A Northern Ireland Assembly report found that ...

21 Jan 2025 at 15:00

Northern Ireland

Three committees complain of ‘inadequate consultation’ over welfare reforms

Concerns about “inadequate consultation” on the UK Government’s controversial welfare reforms have been raised by parliamentary committees in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. A letter to Work and ...

25 Jun 2025 at 18:50

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